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OpenAI to begin testing ads on ChatGPT in the U.S.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman visits “Making Money With Charles Payne” at Fox Business Network Studios in New York on Dec. 4, 2024. Mike Coppola | Getty Images OpenAI on Friday announced it will begin testing ads within ChatGPT in the coming weeks, a highly anticipated decision that could kickstart a lucrative new revenue stream for […]
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Micron stock climbs as CEO highlights AI demand for memory
Micron stock rose 6% Friday as investors looked to buy AI chip supply chain stocks after Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company reported robust earnings on Thursday, signaling continued AI infrastructure spending. Shares of Micron, one of the makers of memory and storage for artificial intelligence systems, are up 52% over the last month, as memory is […]
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ASML hits record high on AI boost — and analysts see plenty of room to run
A logo on the exterior of the ASML Holding NV headquarters in Veldhoven, Netherlands, on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024. Peter Boer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Dutch semiconductor equipment company ASML has held gains to hit record highs, following Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC’s strong earnings report on Thursday. ASML — Europe’s most valuable company and the […]
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CEOs, security executives are divided on cyber risks of AI, survey finds
A survey released Friday by corporate insurer Axis Capital shows there’s a growing divide across the C-suite on how executives view the risks, rewards and impact of cutting-edge AI technology. On one hand, artificial intelligence is rapidly improving cybersecurity defense technologies, but AI is also equipping cybercriminals with sophisticated tools and creating new risks. […]
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CNBC Daily Open: AI trade reignited by TSMC earnings blowout
A view of the TSMC Global R&D center in Hsinchu, Taiwan April 15, 2025. Ann Wang | Reuters Thursday offered markets a rare respite from nonstop geopolitical upheaval. Yet the week’s headlines still reflected larger global dynamics. Case in point: Taiwan’s $250 billion investment in chip production in the U.S., which is as much a […]
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DeepMind CEO is talking to Google CEO ‘every day’ as lab ramps up competition with OpenAI
Alphabet shares started 2025 with investors questioning whether Google could keep up with ChatGPT maker OpenAI in the AI race. By year’s end, the stock had notched its best performance since 2009. Google got its AI mojo back. Much of that was driven out of DeepMind, the British company Google acquired in 2014 for around […]
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TSMC is set to expand its $165 billion U.S. investment — here’s what we know
U.S. President Donald Trump (right) and C.C. Wei, chief executive officer of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (left), shake hands during an announcement of an additional $100 billion into TSMC’s U.S. manufacturing at the White House in Washington, DC, U.S., on March 3, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Buoyed by yet another blockbuster earnings […]
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CNBC Daily Open: TSMC earnings draw investors’ eyes back to AI
A man walks past a TSMC logo at Hsinchu Science Park in Hsinchu, Taiwan April 15, 2025. Ann Wang | Reuters Thursday offered markets a rare respite from nonstop geopolitical upheaval. Yet the week’s headlines still reflected larger global dynamics. Case in point: Taiwan’s $250 billion investment in chip production in the U.S. is not […]
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The man behind Google’s AI machine: Watch CNBC’s full interview with DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis
Hosted by Arjun Kharpal and Steve Kovach, CNBC’s “The Tech Download” cuts through the noise to unpack the tech stories that matter most for your money. In the debut episode, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis reveals how the leading AI research lab is driving breakthroughs, as well as what the race to artificial general intelligence […]
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OpenAI tells investors to brace for ‘deliberately outlandish’ claims from Musk ahead of trial
Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc., during a media tour of the Stargate AI data center in Abilene, Texas, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty Images OpenAI sent a letter Thursday to investors and banking partners warning that it expects Elon Musk to make “deliberately outlandish, attention-grabbing […]
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